History
Benjamin Franklin
Walter Isaacson · 2003
Lindy Score
6,809·Classic
23 yrs
Age
4
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Why it endured
The definitive biography of America's founding entrepreneur — printer, scientist, inventor, diplomat, and Founding Father. Isaacson shows how Franklin's genius was fundamentally practical: he wanted to understand the world so he could improve it. The perfect model for the modern maker.
What they're saying
4 people recommend this book
Bill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft
“Franklin's life is an argument that curiosity and hard work are enough to change history.”
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Warren BuffettCEO of Berkshire Hathaway
“Franklin's autobiography is one of the great self-improvement texts. His 13 virtues program still holds up.”
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Elon MuskCEO of Tesla & SpaceX
“Franklin was a polymath inventor and statesman — the closest thing to a Renaissance man in American history.”
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